Children Making Strides Competitors

The Ability Center is a non-profit Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving northwest Ohio. Our mission is to assist people with disabilities to live, work, and socialize within a fully accessible community. The Ability Center service area includes Lucas, Ottawa, Wood, Fulton, Henry, Defiance, and Williams counties. Our Programs: Advocacy Assistance Dogs for Achieving Independence Equipment Loan Home Accessibility Nursing Home Transition Information and Referral Life Skills

Eagala sets standards, provides training, certification, and support for mental health professional and equine specialists who offer Equine assisted psychotherapy and learning services.

Saddle Up!’s mission is to provide children and youth with disabilities the opportunity to grow and develop through therapeutic, educational and recreational activities with horses. Our Programs Saddle Up! serves children and youth with disabilities between the ages of 2 and 26 years old. Eligibility requirements differ depending on the program. Saddle Up! is a PATH International Premier Accredited Center which provides high-quality programs in the field of equine-assisted services. Based on your child’s needs and interests, we can provide Adaptive Riding, Therapy Services, Adaptive Horsemanship, Fun on the Farm, Equestrian Club, Interactive Vaulting, From the Ground Up, and/or Alumni Transitions. Why the horse? Nothing can compare to the power of the horse. The auto industry has put “horsepower” into their engines for decades, but there is a “horse power” beyond strength and speed that only a real horse can provide. Saddle Up! partners with their herd to offer children and youth with disabilities a unique environment to grow and develop. Our horses provide movement, support, learning opportunities, strength, stability, companionship, and much more to participants in all of our different programs.